Question by jshurden2726: can you file for unemployment if you were fired from your job because you got busted by the law for drugs?
I was on my way to work and dropped my cell phone and someone called in and said I was wreckless driving the cops pulled me over and found drugs on me. I was taken to jail. I bonded out and went straight to rehab for 90 days. My first question is can my company fire me and my second question is can I draw my unemploment in the state of Mississippi

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Answer by Roper
Depends on the state. Sadly you probably can.

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